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Manchester United XI vs Everton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

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Ferridge, A. (2026, September 6). Manchester United XI vs Everton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-xi-vs-everton-starting-lineup-confirmed-team-news-injury-latest-premier-league-today-b1295735.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-06 · by Arthur Ferridge

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Manchester United head coach Michael Carrick has given a positive update on midfielder Mason Mount's injury, saying he is back training after being sidelined for almost a month. The team news for the match against Everton lists Youri Tielemans as potentially dropping to the bench in favor of Mount and summer signing Andrey Santos forming a partnership. Matheus Cunha leads the line again, with Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford starting behind him. Benjamin Sesko, who returned from a shin injury last season, is listed on the substitutes' bench for Manchester United.
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On Sunday, August 6, Everton drew 2-2 with Manchester United in a Premier League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool. Manchester United took early leads through goals by Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko, but Everton equalized both times. Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored his first goal for Everton from long range in stoppage time to secure a point for his new team on his debut. The match ended with Everton in 8th place with five points and Manchester United in 11th with four points after three games each.

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Topics

Everton Ipswich Paris Saint-Germain United the Tractor Boys

Subjects

Mount PERSON · 2× Andrey Santos PERSON · 1× Benjamin Sesko PERSON · 1× Carlos Baleba PERSON · 1× Ipswich GPE · 1× Mase PERSON · 1× Michael Carrick PERSON · 1× Paris Saint-Germain ORG · 1× United ORG · 1× Youri Tielemans PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Head coach Michael Carrick, though, has issued a positive update on his condition, saying last week: “Mase (Mount) is back around the group, which was great.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-06
🔮 He enjoyed a healthy relationship with summer signing Andrey Santos in United’s early summer friendlies, and that partnership could get its competitive debut here in a move which would see Youri Tielemans drop to the bench.
2026-09-06 · Evening Standard
Manchester United XI vs Everton: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today · mixed framing

Claims (9 extracted, 2 hedged)

The midfielder has been sidelined since picking up a knock during a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain in early August. asserted
midfielder → sideline → August
His injury was initially described as minor, but has now kept him sidelined for almost a month. asserted
injury → describe → month
Head coach Michael Carrick, though, has issued a positive update on his condition, saying last week: “Mase (Mount) is back around the group, which was great. asserted
which → issue → group
Trained this week, so that’s a big positive for us.” asserted
that → train → us
He enjoyed a healthy relationship with summer signing Andrey Santos in United’s early summer friendlies, and that partnership could get its competitive debut here in a move which would see Youri Tielemans drop to the bench. uncertain
Tielemans → enjoy → bench
Another summer signing in Carlos Baleba might have been expected to start, but he arrived with an ankle injury and is not due to return for another couple of weeks. uncertain
he → expect → weeks
Benjamin Sesko featured off the bench against Ipswich, returning from a shin injury sustained last season. asserted
Sesko → feature → injury
After hitting the Tractor Boys for five, though, Carrick has little inspiration to chop or change. asserted
Carrick → hit → inspiration
Matheus Cunha leads the line again, with the trio of Marcus Rashford, Bryan Mbeumo and the undroppable Bruno Fernandes lining up behind him. asserted
trio → lead → him
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